Christianity and Liberalism
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The doctrine of salvation was something that liberal theologians were getting wrong, and they were corrupting the church with their teaching. Because J. Gresham Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism is in many ways a defense of the gospel, the book builds up to its chapter on salvation. In this lesson, Dr. Nichols corrects the works-based understanding of salvation with the biblical understanding of salvation, that we are justified by faith alone in Christ alone.
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Stephen Nichols
Dr. Stephen J. Nichols is president of Reformation Bible College, chief academic officer for Ligonier Ministries, and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow. He is host of the podcasts 5 Minutes in Church History and Open Book. He has written more than twenty books, including Peace, A Time for Confidence, and R.C. Sproul: A Life and volumes in the Guided Tour series on Jonathan Edwards, Martin Luther, and J. Gresham Machen. He is coeditor of The Legacy of Luther and general editor of the Church History Study Bible.
